FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE 1Thess 5:14 gives Instructions regarding responsibilities we have toward others

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE 1Thess 5:14 gives Instructions regarding responsibilities we have toward others Written by Paul to church in Thessalonica

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE 1Thess 5:14 gives Instructions regarding responsibilities we have toward others Written by Paul to church in Thessalonica (church established Acts 17)

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE 1Thess 5:14 gives Instructions regarding responsibilities we have toward others Written by Paul to church in Thessalonica (church established Acts 17) Paul Exhorts (implore or beg) them to DO

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE 1Thess 5:14 gives Instructions regarding responsibilities we have toward others Written by Paul to church in Thessalonica (church established Acts 17) Paul Exhorts (implore or beg) them to DO To brethren (Christians) not just preachers or elders

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE WARN THEM THAT ARE UNRULY

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE WARN THEM THAT ARE UNRULY "Unruly" = "disorderly, out of the ranks; irregular 1Thess 5:14;

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE WARN THEM THAT ARE UNRULY "Unruly" = "disorderly, out of the ranks; irregular 1Thess 5:14; Same word in 2Thess 3:6 "withdraw" from "disorderly"

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE WARN THEM THAT ARE UNRULY "Unruly" = "disorderly, out of the ranks; irregular 1Thess 5:14; Same word in 2Thess 3:6 "withdraw" from "disorderly" Unruly members are to be warned

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE WARN THEM THAT ARE UNRULY Many afraid of offending; but not of allowing sin to run its course Gal 6:1; Jas 5:19

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE WARN THEM THAT ARE UNRULY Many afraid of offending; but not of allowing sin to run its course Gal 6:1; Jas 5:19 Possible to fall - we must guard against falling 1Cor 10:12; Gal 5:4

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE COMFORT THE FEEBLEMINDED

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE COMFORT THE FEEBLEMINDED Not intellectual - ASV, NASB "encourage the fainthearted"

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE COMFORT THE FEEBLEMINDED Not intellectual - ASV, NASB "encourage the fainthearted" Dr. Leonard Crammer a psychiatrist who specialized 30 years treating depressed people said, "The human being is the only species that can't survive alone. The human needs another human being otherwise he is dead! A telephone call to a depressed person can save a life. An occasional word, a ten-minute visit, can be more effective than twenty-four hours of nursing care. You can buy nursing care. You can't buy love."

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE COMFORT THE FEEBLEMINDED Word "exhort" very close to word comfort or encourage Heb 3:12-13; 1Tim 4:13; Heb 10:25

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE COMFORT THE FEEBLEMINDED Word "exhort" very close to word comfort or encourage Heb 3:12-13; 1Tim 4:13; Heb 10:25 Many ways to encourage others: show concern for and confidence in them

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE COMFORT THE FEEBLEMINDED Word "exhort" very close to word comfort or encourage Heb 3:12-13; 1Tim 4:13; Heb 10:25 Many ways to encourage others: show concern for and confidence in them Warn the unruly, but COMFORT the feebleminded

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE SUPPORT THE WEAK

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE SUPPORT THE WEAK Not physically weak but spiritually weak. There are reasons for being spiritually weak just as for those who are physically weak

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE SUPPORT THE WEAK Not physically weak but spiritually weak. There are reasons for being spiritually weak just as for those who are physically weak Newly converted, "weak" for awhile - like babies but must grow 1Pet 2:2

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE SUPPORT THE WEAK Not physically weak but spiritually weak. There are reasons for being spiritually weak just as for those who are physically weak Newly converted, "weak" for awhile - like babies but must grow 1Pet 2:2 Some have been members for years but never grown spiritually Heb 5:12-14

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE SUPPORT THE WEAK Weak must be supported - NASB and NIV "help the weak"

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE SUPPORT THE WEAK Weak must be supported - NASB and NIV "help the weak" Infant not left to care for self; but often new converts, receive little teaching Matt 28:18-20 "teach," "baptize," and "teach"

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE SUPPORT THE WEAK Weak must be supported - NASB and NIV "help the weak" Infant not left to care for self; but often new converts, receive little teaching Matt 28:18-20 "teach," "baptize," and "teach" Heed admonitions in passages like Rom 15:1; Phil 2:4

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Patience = forbearance, long-suffering; that quality of self-restraint in provocation that does not hastily retaliate or promptly punish. It involves ideas of continuance or endurance

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Patience = forbearance, long-suffering; that quality of self-restraint in provocation that does not hastily retaliate or promptly punish. It involves ideas of continuance or endurance Essential to salvation Heb 10:36, 38; 12:1; 2Pet 1:6

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Toward ALL men

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Toward ALL men Patient in helping all

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Toward ALL men Patient in helping all Patience in warning unruly

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Toward ALL men Patient in helping all Patience in warning unruly Patient comforting discouraged

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Toward ALL men Patient in helping all Patience in warning unruly Patient comforting discouraged Patient helping weak

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE BE PATIENT TOWARD ALL MEN Toward ALL men Patient in helping all Patience in warning unruly Patient comforting discouraged Patient helping weak Paul worked with Corinthians with patience 2Cor 12:12

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE We have a responsibility to each of these four groups: Warn unruly; comfort Feeble-minded; Support the weak; Patient with all

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE We have a responsibility to each of these four groups: Warn unruly; comfort Feeble-minded; Support the weak; Patient with all Are we fulfilling our responsibilities in each of these areas?

FOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PEOPLE We have a responsibility to each of these four groups: Warn unruly; comfort Feeble-minded; Support the weak; Patient with all Are we fulfilling our responsibilities in each of these areas? It takes mature full grown Christians to shoulder these responsibilities successfully